About us
We are three generations of women and constellation facilitators: Margarete, Melanie and Antonia.
Each of us is incredibly passionate about Family and Systemic Constellations and that is is essence why we started the Systemic Constellation Academy- to share our joy and passion!
We are each unique in our style and approach to this modality but we share fundamental views about how we engage with and support our clients.
It is our hope that through providing training, professional development and supervision, we can establish Family Constellations on a broader, more so footing in Australia and help more people be touched by this modality's power and healing.
Curious to learn more? Read on to get to know each of us a little better!
Margarete Koenning
BA Social Work | Senior Gestalt Therapist | PACFA Supervisor | Family Constellations Trainer & Facilitator
As a trainer and facilitator of Family & Systemic Constellations and Gestalt Therapy, Margarete is known and loved for her healing heart, her deep authentic contact, attention to phenomenology and inclusion of healing rituals. Informed by her training as a PACFA Supervisor, senior Gestalt Therapist and BA in Social Work, she draws on her 40+ years of experience, knowledge and wisdom to inform her work and training. When Margarete immigrated to Australia 30 years ago from Germany, she brought her knowledge of Family Constellations with her and has been offering it to clients and students ever since.
After a hiatus due to the global pandemic, Margarete has returned to offer her beloved in-person facilitator training, which she has been doing for over 25 years now. She is greatly respected in the International Constellation Community and is passionate about teaching constellation facilitation to the next generation of facilitators.
When she is not working, she enjoys living in the Sunshine Coast hinterland with her husband Keith, where she is deeply engaged with the community and likes staying active and connected.
Melanie Enders
BA Psychological Science | Grad. Dip. Gestalt Therapy
With over 15 years of experience in working with Family Constellations, Mel is still as passionate about this modality today as she was when she first started out with this work. After learning from multiple teachers and completing further study, Mel has developed her own unique approach to constellations, which addresses deeply engrained cultural and family dynamics, voices important truths and helps participants to reconnect with their ancestral strength.
Additionally to her family constellation facilitation, she has also studied psychology and psychotherapy, which informs her private practice focus on overcoming trauma, addiction, and couples' issues. She is also passionate about using her lived experience to bridge linguistic and cultural divides.
In her own time, Melanie is nature lover, gardener and mother of 3 boys. She was born and raised in Germany/Bavaria, but has been living in Australia since 2006, enabling her to relate to the challenges of immigrating, bilingualism, and blended families.
Antonia Kersting
BAĀ Counselling
Antonia first participated in an open constellation workshop in her hometown Berlin (Germany) when she was 14 years old and was immediately enamoured with this modality. After being a regular workshop participant for almost a decade, both in Germany and Australia, Antonia became a facilitator in 2018. Drawing on years of experience in mental health, group processes, and ancestral healing, she now weaves together systemic constellations, somatic practices, and rites of passage to support clients in returning to their authenticity and strength.
In both 1:1 and group work, Antonia provides highly individualised, intuitive, and collaborative support, helping clients release intergenerational trauma, dissolve dysfunctional patterns, and reclaim response-ability in their lives. Her workshops and private practice offer a safe and nurturing space for healing, empowering individuals to move beyond limitations and live an embodied, sovereign life.
When she is not working, Antonia loves being in nature, cooking (and eating!) good food, reading, crafting and spending time with friends and family.
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